I have done minor editing on the log to correct some spelling errors, and remove some
extraneous data. - Crystal

[Chatmom] Well my Mickey Mouse alarmclock says it is time to start rocketmans Author
chat

[Chatmom] everyone welcome rocketman'

[RoyDelFrink] Hi Rocketman!

[Andrea-1] A hush falls over those attending.

[Debra-Rachel] Hi Rocket

[cathy_t_] <stands and applauds

Prue.> ditto

[SaraUK] hi rocket

[Rocketman.] hi all

[Chatmom] Rocketman any opening remarks

[Rocketman.] gee....

[Rocketman.] not really....

Prue.> lol

[cathy_t_] anyone logging the chat?

[RoyDelFrink] I thought the Chatmom did that?

[Rocketman.] My mind goes blank at this moment...

[Debra-Rachel] not me tonight as I don't know if I will be here for the duration

[Rocketman.] I just want to thank everyone for their words of encouragement...

[josie-1] You all fueled up, Rocket?

[RoyDelFrink] Where seldom is heard a discourageing word... :)

[Rocketman.] yup

[Debra-Rachel] <----passes Rocket a large drink to keep him going

[Rocketman.] thanks debra

[RoyDelFrink] I hope that was coffee and not booze, Debra.

[josie-1] should we submit our questions, chatmom?

[Chatmom] and our first question is from cathy

[Debra-Rachel] sorry Roy booze tonight

[Rocketman.] ready

[cathy_t_] Rocket, I really enjoyed SS and also The Master. Will you be writing anymore
of either?

[RoyDelFrink] SS?

[Rocketman.] Secret Society.

[Rocketman.] And the answer for SS is yes.

[RoyDelFrink] Ah.

[Debra-Rachel] yay :)

[Rocketman.] As for Master, I'm not too such right now about that one, I have a few
ideas but not one idea that cries "write me"

[Rocketman.] sure

[cathy_t_] ok. Thanks Rocket

[Rocketman.] the next part of SS is about half done.

[cathy_t_] GREAT!

[josie-1] Rocket. Why have you chosen to use "magic" as a plot device to
convey your thoughts to your readers?

[Chatmom] next up Josie

[Rocketman.] I chose it because I'm not actually much of a reader of fantasy stories.

[Rocketman.] And I think it's been a benefit.

[josie-1] Can you explain?

[Rocketman.] Magic and Fantasy allow the writer to take their imagination it's
boundaries..

[Rocketman.] I'm fond of the show, X-files because it takes the real world and places
these strange worlds inside of it.

[Rocketman.] It's not exactly a fantasy show, but the method is similar.

[Rocketman.] And and for me, with my strange imagination, fantasy has become a neat
thing to toss around.

[Rocketman.] A couple of years ago I would've touched fantasy with a ten-foot gremlin
pole.

[Rocketman.] I stayed with sci-fi all the time.

[Rocketman.] (correction --would not have)

[Rocketman.] (for that last sentence)

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[Chatmom] Next up Roy Del Frink

[josie-1] thanks, Rocket

[Rocketman.] sorry, I'm an atrocious on the fly typer.

[RoyDelFrink] Rocket, where do you come up with your ideas?

[Rocketman.] Good question.

[RoyDelFrink] I draw mine from a hat. :)

[Rocketman.] and let a little pause go there....

[Rocketman.] Well

[Rocketman.] I read quite a few books....

[Rocketman.] And when I notice something, even if it's minor....

[Rocketman.] It helps me create an entire world and from that world, interesting
stories bloom.

[Rocketman.] So, in a way, ideas track me down, rather than the other way around.

[RoyDelFrink] Okay. That works.

[Chatmom] everyone sign in to keep from being booted

[Debra-Rachel] sign in <giggle>

Prue.> here

[RoyDelFrink] My name is not Slim Shady. :)

[SaraUK] here

[Chatmom] and another from cathy

[Rocketman.] great

[cathy_t_] Rocket, It's been awhile since you posted anything. Anything in the
works besides SS?

[josie-1] .

[Rocketman.] That's actually the problem, too many things in the works.

[cathy_t_] THAT'S what I like to hear!

[Rocketman.] I have a story based on an role play I did once, about a haunted house, a
resort vacation based on a Disocvery special and a series of stories based about a
baseball team.

[Rocketman.] and that's just to name a few.

[cathy_t_] anything close do ready?

[Rocketman.] probably the baseball one is closest.

[Rocketman.] only five pages away.

[Rocketman.] at most

cathy_t_] ok. Thanks Rocket Looking forward to it

[Rocketman.] thank you cathy

[cathy_t_] Prue says she is looking forward to it as well

[cathy_t_] she's logging the chat

[RoyDelFrink] As long as someone is...

[Rocketman.] I better get my rear in gear and get it done.

Prue.> llol

[Rocketman.] lol

[Chatmom] what story subjects won't you write about

[Rocketman.] hmmm....

[Rocketman.] well, I don't have too much personal experience with crossdressing and I
can't seem to get a story going in that topic....probably not that.

[Rocketman.] but other than that....not too much.

[Chatmom] thank you

[Rocketman.] that I won't, as long as I feel it's an interesting story to tell.

[Chatmom] next up Josie

[Rocketman.] ok

[josie-1] Your writings seem to me to be a bit more then recreational enjoyment. So....
I've got to ask. Considering your obvious talents, have you thought of taking your writing
to a more public forum? i.e. publishing?

[Rocketman.] I have, yes.

[josie-1] and....

Rocketman.] I'm taking a writing class at the local college to get experience in this.

[Rocketman.] It's really informative.

[Rocketman.] And I've told myself to try to submit a piece of writing soon.

[Rocketman.] I'm looking around that which publications will take previously
unpublished authors.

[Rocketman.] at

[Rocketman.] And a screenwriting workshop.

[Rocketman.] I'm taking that as well.

[cathy_t_] www.reluctantpress.com

[Chatmom] Prue asks will it be a TG piece

[Rocketman.] probably not at first.

[RoyDelFrink] Don't take this too harshly, but this is the dullest chat I've ever been
in. I'm leaving to go somewhere more interesting.